common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), common hoopoe (Upupa epops)

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Subject:	common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), common hoopoe (Upupa epops)
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Description
Cuckoo
Hoopoe
Date 1919
Source http://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/8264875618
Author Coward, T. A.
Full title The birds of the British Isles and their eggs.
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_birds_of_the_British_Isles_and_their_eggs_(8264875618).jpg

The common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus) is a member of the cuckoo order of birds, Cuculiformes, which includes the roadrunners, the anis and the coucals. This species is a widespread summer migrant to Europe and Asia, and winters in Africa.

The common hoopoe (Upupa epops) is a colourful bird found across Afro-Eurasia, notable for its distinctive "crown" of feathers. It is the only extant species in the family Upupidae. Upupa and epops are respectively the Latin and Ancient Greek names for the hoopoe; both, like the English name, are onomatopoeic forms which imitate the cry of the bird.

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